Ruminations on 2026: Indecision, Decline & Other Forecasts

Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, Forgive me, dearly beloved ruminants, it has been three weeks since my last ruminations. I have also harboured some impure thoughts about municipalities and service delivery. On the bright side, we enjoyed a wonderful, blog‑free holiday. I confess to a severe post‑holiday melancholy as we drive homeContinue reading “Ruminations on 2026: Indecision, Decline & Other Forecasts”

Ruminations on being a grinch and aspirational gas forecasts

Aweh, My Dearly Beloved Fellow Ruminants & Groupies, I spent a large part of my corporate career in the strategy department because I thought I knew a thing or two about strategy—and perhaps more worryingly, management agreed and hired me. Let’s start with a concept beloved by visionary strategists: the Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG).Continue reading “Ruminations on being a grinch and aspirational gas forecasts”